On the recordOctober 28, 1999
Despite what we have just heard from the past two speakers, the Congressional Budget Office this morning has indicated that you are spending this year $17 billion out of Social Security. What I said on the floor is that you should be ashamed for denying the truth. That is what you ought to be ashamed of. The second thing I would point out to the gentleman is that whatever money was spent out of Social Security by Democratic Congresses was less than we were asked to spend by President Bush and President Reagan in all 12 years they were in office except for 1 year. In 11 out of the 12 years, we were asked to spend more out of Social Security by President Bush and President Reagan than the Congress agreed to do. So let us keep the facts straight. If you are going to quote me, quote me right. I am not attacking your actions. I am attacking the hypocrisy that I so often see in this House.
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